-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For her long and impressive résumé of independent films like `` Dazed and Confused , '' `` Party Girl , '' and `` Best in Show , '' Parker Posey is often referred to as the `` Queen of the Indies . ''

Though much of her work in recent years has focused on memorable television roles , the Mississippi native returns to the big screen in Michael Walker 's `` Price Check . '' In the film , which debuts in select theaters on November 16 and is available for rental on iTunes . Posey plays `` Susan , '' a powerful marketing executive overseeing a chain of grocery stores .

For fans who have grown to love Posey 's trademark dry wit and pitch perfect edginess , Susan lands squarely in the wheelhouse . In her war to take over corporate America , Susan faces off with a man at every turn . Part genius , part sociopath , part seductress , Susan uses her full arsenal of God-given weapons -- from sexual manipulation to full blown tempter tantrums -- to get what she wants .

During a recent conversation with CNN , Posey discussed her new role , explained her take on the public 's misconceptions about working in Hollywood and confessed the whoops moment that just may have cost her Angelina Jolie 's Oscar .

CNN : My first impression of you is that you 're fearless . Are you fearless ?

Parker Posey : You know , I do n't really see myself that way . I 've been doing this now professionally for 20 years . Is n't that wild ? I think the perception is when you 're famous you pick and choose your own material , but , honestly the material comes to me and I do n't feel like I do n't have much of a choice at all . So , when something is good , I end up doing it . But , I do like to show things that maybe most people would n't want to show of themselves , where people can judge you and you 're not perfect . So , maybe that 's where you 're getting that kind of fearlessness .

CNN : The character you play in `` Price Check '' certainly falls in this category .

Posey : There are things about `` Susan '' that I think are very of this time right now . I 've certainly seen women like this that are very entitled and powerful and manipulative and seductive .

CNN : She 's a woman dominating a man 's world but with what most would consider typically masculine traits .

Posey : Those characteristics excited me ! I do n't read parts like that that have those levels - someone who 's powerful and also someone who 's a loose canon . She has a really strong appetite , even more than these men that are around her and she 's hungry for more ! One of the first ideas or images I had for her was Faye Dunaway from `` Network . '' Her female powers are n't female , they are totally male . And she does n't have those things that make a woman powerful like vulnerability and sensitivity and intuition . She takes and she demands .

CNN : She even demands fun . I love the Halloween party scene when she keeps saying everyone is going to have fun , but clearly has no idea what fun is .

Posey : I did n't even think about that . That 's so true . She 's all about planned fun . It 's not like that in other countries . Does n't that seem like a very American thing to do ?

CNN : I have heard that before , yes . We 're a very type-A culture . But , you seem like a woman who knows how to have a good time . What brings you the most joy these days ?

Posey : It 's a really laid-back thing like cooking or having friends over and just talking . I like a one-on-one with a friend , really deep conversations .

CNN : Are you and your friends talking about the election at all ?

Posey : Well , it 's all kind of unsettling what we 're seeing right now being played out . This drama ! That it becomes entertainment , that it becomes a game . I ca n't really watch it , I just get too , there 's so much that needs to be done , I get kind of down about politics . I do n't have the stomach to usually watch it .

CNN : There 's a lot of attention being paid to women 's health .

Posey : Yeah , yeah , I think we 're in the '50s . I think we 're at very conservative times as women , as individuals . It 's strange times .

CNN : I wonder what Susan 's reaction would be to all the men talking about women 's issues .

Posey : I think she 'd be really mad . Then , she would run for president .

CNN : -LRB- laughter -RRB- Susan is just the latest of many roles you 've made famous , but was there ever a part you passed on and then regretted later ?

Posey : What I did pass on that may surprise you is `` Girl Interrupted . '' The Angelina Jolie role . And she won the Academy Award ! Is n't that funny ?

CNN : Oh , I could definitely see you in that role . Why did you pass ?

Posey : I just did n't care enough about it . I do n't know . There was something about it . They probably wanted me to audition and I did n't feel like doing it , or maybe they wanted me to jump through hoops and I did n't feel like doing it . Honestly , I just did n't care about it enough to be grounded in it .

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`` Queen of the Indies '' Parker Posey is tackling a new role

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The actress portrays a powerful marketing executive in `` Price Check ''

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Posey says she passed on a role in `` Girl Interrupted ''